Great overview, John! Just one thing I'd like to comment on:
> every place that I say you need "a OneSign profile" they need to say
"an Applesandoranges" profile - the a/an is not part of your
variable and must be caught with a search-replace.
Seems to me that if you're doing a search-replac
A few quick comments related to the two most specific points you make.
* For company name (and product names, if it becomes necessary), we'll create a
user variable.
Try to avoid the entire "a" versus "an" issue by planning the writing. That
means if you write for the Apple market and for the
Hello all experts,
I have trouble pasting Lithuanian doc-text into a FM document. The
present procedure is as follows:
1. I receive a Lithuanian doc-file, the font being shown in Word as
Times Roman
2. I save file in rtf-format
3. I change font to Arial Unicode MS
4. I copy the text in Word and u
On 1/17/06, Ridder, Fred wrote:
> I'm not sure I'd call this the "ultimate redefinition solution" because
> it completely ignores the fact that there should be some underlying
> *reason* why you need to present a word or phrase in boldface (or
> italic or whatever). A large segment of the people
Thank you very much for your help.
Editing the custom document seems to work. It is
rather tedious, however, to have to remove all
the paragraph and character formats. Otherwise
these will be brought over into the new document
when you create it -- even if you never actually use a tag with TNR
Does anyone know how to control the font that
Framemaker uses for text ABOVE the cropmarks?
I have a custom page that is smaller than A4. I
tick Western cropmarks at the print dialog. So
far, so good. However, when I view the output (in
Acrobat) the reference text above the crop marks
(file n
In Framers Digest, Vol 3, Issue 14 Deb Hardy wrote, in part, "I'm pretty
sure that images and anchored frames can't have user variables attached to
them, . . ."
The way I get around this limitation is to place images/anchored frames in
separate paragraphs (named figure, for example), select th
No, there is no way of controlling the font that
FrameMaker uses for the text in what is called
the bleed and slug areas (the area outside the
logical page). In the current version of
FrameMaker Windows, it is Times New Roman. (In
earlier versions, I think that Times Roman was
used).
No the PostSc
Sorry for the potential duplication; first one didn't post.
Frame 7.1, Win XP Pro
?
Has anyone run into the issue of a book occasionally crashing after running a
find/change? ?Occasionally after completing I'll get a message telling me that
"FrameMaker has detected a serious problem and must
If you are searching across files in a book, then I think it's a known bug.
Open all files in the book first, then it should work OK.
Clint Owen
-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+clint.owen=craneaerospace@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+clint.owen=craneaerospace.co
Thanks for the tip. I'll try that next time.
Thanks,
Nicole
-Original Message-
From:
framers-bounces+nicole.hales-crotchett=lmco.com at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+nicole.hales-crotchett=lmco.com at lists.frameusers
.com] On Behalf Of Owen, Clint
Sent: Wednesday, Janua
Known bug it's usually the result of files not opening quickly
enough to suit FM, which times out while waiting for something to
happen. Might be because the files are on the network, have lots of
graphics, have "missing" fonts, etc.
The workaround that usually works the best is to open all th
Thanks to all who answered; I think I know how to avoid this.
Cheers!
Nicole
A related question: When I generate a List (LOM) of markers, FM crashes
out.
However, an Index (IOM) of the same markers generates just fine.
Files open/closed makes no difference, and the files are all local.
Any suggestions?
Grant
(Build 7.1p116, WinXP SP2 784MB RAM, lots (4+ GBs) of free dis
Look to see if there are any line breaks in your markers. I think they cause
crashing problems with lists.
Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing
585-659-8267
www.frameexpert.com
A related question: When I generate a List (LOM) of markers, FM crashes
out.
However, an Index (IOM) of the same markers gene
The company I work for uses Frame, Interleaf and Word in three separate
offices. (PC version) Management has requested that we create a uniform
style for documentation starting now. They're expecting us to share content
and presumably document templates. In my opinion, all of us should use
Frame, b
Good thought, Rick. But my recollection was that line breaks
in markers usually caused problems in indexes rather than lists.
Am I misremembering?
My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel.
Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com)
Intel
Parsippany, NJ
-Original Message-
From: fra
Cost. Last I heard Interleaf was thousands per seat, while FM is much, much
less.
Karen L. Zorn
Zorn Technologies, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+k.zorn=zorntech@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+k.zorn=zorntech.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behal
Rick was exactly right! No hard (or soft) returns in markers if you
are generating a list.
I would have been a *LONG* time looking before I found that.
I owe you at least one (Root) beer for this -- probably multiple.
Grant
-Original Message-
From: Rick Quatro [mailto:frameexp...@t
Hi, all.
A related sidebar: Ever use FrameMaker and put the "Interleaf" in a
document and then spell-check it in FrameMaker?
Try it! :)
Z
Karen L. Zorn wrote:
> Cost. Last I heard Interleaf was thousands per seat, while FM is much, much
> less.
>
> Karen L. Zorn
> Zorn Technologies, Inc.
> Mes
At 4:20 PM -0500 1/18/06, Sims, Joseph wrote:
>The company I work for uses Frame, Interleaf and Word in three separate
>offices. (PC version) Management has requested that we create a uniform
>style for documentation starting now. They're expecting us to share content
>and presumably document templ
> non-constructive us vs. them conflict. As a
> result, I need to come up with a list of
> business reasons why Interleaf is not the correct
> choice for the company.
It seems to me that the best way to state your FM case is because it
is a compromise between the two. IL may want to be the stan
- Original Message -
From: "Doug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: POLL: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics?
I've redefined over 60 shortcuts so they open a catalog instead
of creating an override.
Of course, IMO the ultimat
A few quick comments related to the two most specific points you make.
* For company name (and product names, if it becomes necessary), we'll create a
user variable.
Try to avoid the entire "a" versus "an" issue by planning the writing. That
means if you write for the Apple market and for the
Hello all experts,
I have trouble pasting Lithuanian doc-text into a FM document. The
present procedure is as follows:
1. I receive a Lithuanian doc-file, the font being shown in Word as
Times Roman
2. I save file in rtf-format
3. I change font to Arial Unicode MS
4. I copy the text in Word and
On 1/17/06, Ridder, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not sure I'd call this the "ultimate redefinition solution" because
> it completely ignores the fact that there should be some underlying
> *reason* why you need to present a word or phrase in boldface (or
> italic or whatever). A large seg
Thank you very much for your help.
Editing the custom document seems to work. It is
rather tedious, however, to have to remove all
the paragraph and character formats. Otherwise
these will be brought over into the new document
when you create it -- even if you never actually use a tag with TN
Does anyone know how to control the font that
Framemaker uses for text ABOVE the cropmarks?
I have a custom page that is smaller than A4. I
tick Western cropmarks at the print dialog. So
far, so good. However, when I view the output (in
Acrobat) the reference text above the crop marks
(file
In Framers Digest, Vol 3, Issue 14 Deb Hardy wrote, in part, "I'm pretty
sure that images and anchored frames can't have user variables attached to
them, . . ."
The way I get around this limitation is to place images/anchored frames in
separate paragraphs (named figure, for example), select th
No, there is no way of controlling the font that
FrameMaker uses for the text in what is called
the bleed and slug areas (the area outside the
logical page). In the current version of
FrameMaker Windows, it is Times New Roman. (In
earlier versions, I think that Times Roman was
used).
No the PostSc
Sorry for the potential duplication; first one didn't post.
Frame 7.1, Win XP Pro
Has anyone run into the issue of a book occasionally crashing after running a
find/change? Occasionally after completing I'll get a message telling me that
"FrameMaker has detected a serious problem and must
If you are searching across files in a book, then I think it's a known bug.
Open all files in the book first, then it should work OK.
Clint Owen
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
om]On Behalf Of Hales-Crotchett, Nicole
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 1
Thanks for the tip. I'll try that next time.
Thanks,
Nicole
-Original Message-
From:
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
.com] On Behalf Of Owen, Clint
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:33 PM
To: 'framers@frameusers.com'
Subject: FW: Crashing Books & Find/Change
If you are
Known bug it's usually the result of files not opening quickly
enough to suit FM, which times out while waiting for something to
happen. Might be because the files are on the network, have lots of
graphics, have "missing" fonts, etc.
The workaround that usually works the best is to open all th
Thanks to all who answered; I think I know how to avoid this.
Cheers!
Nicole
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A related question: When I generate a List (LOM) of markers, FM crashes
out.
However, an Index (IOM) of the same markers generates just fine.
Files open/closed makes no difference, and the files are all local.
Any suggestions?
Grant
(Build 7.1p116, WinXP SP2 784MB RAM, lots (4+ GBs) of free dis
Look to see if there are any line breaks in your markers. I think they cause
crashing problems with lists.
Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing
585-659-8267
www.frameexpert.com
A related question: When I generate a List (LOM) of markers, FM crashes
out.
However, an Index (IOM) of the same markers gen
The company I work for uses Frame, Interleaf and Word in three separate
offices. (PC version) Management has requested that we create a uniform
style for documentation starting now. They're expecting us to share content
and presumably document templates. In my opinion, all of us should use
Frame, b
Good thought, Rick. But my recollection was that line breaks
in markers usually caused problems in indexes rather than lists.
Am I misremembering?
My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel.
Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com)
Intel
Parsippany, NJ
-Original Message-
From: [E
Cost. Last I heard Interleaf was thousands per seat, while FM is much, much
less.
Karen L. Zorn
Zorn Technologies, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Sims, Joseph
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 2:21 PM
To: framers@lists.fram
Rick was exactly right! No hard (or soft) returns in markers if you
are generating a list.
I would have been a *LONG* time looking before I found that.
I owe you at least one (Root) beer for this -- probably multiple.
Grant
-Original Message-
From: Rick Quatro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTEC
Hi, all.
A related sidebar: Ever use FrameMaker and put the "Interleaf" in a
document and then spell-check it in FrameMaker?
Try it! :)
Z
Karen L. Zorn wrote:
Cost. Last I heard Interleaf was thousands per seat, while FM is much, much
less.
Karen L. Zorn
Zorn Technologies, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
--
At 4:20 PM -0500 1/18/06, Sims, Joseph wrote:
>The company I work for uses Frame, Interleaf and Word in three separate
>offices. (PC version) Management has requested that we create a uniform
>style for documentation starting now. They're expecting us to share content
>and presumably document templ
> non-constructive us vs. them conflict. As a
> result, I need to come up with a list of
> business reasons why Interleaf is not the correct
> choice for the company.
It seems to me that the best way to state your FM case is because it
is a compromise between the two. IL may want to be the stan
Grant,
You wrote:
Rick was exactly right! No hard (or soft) returns in markers if you are
generating a list.
If you do need line breaks in the resulting entries, use \r to indicate
these in the marker text (just avoid pressing Enter).
I would have been a *LONG* time looking before I
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